Portable billiard cue holder structure

ABSTRACT

The portable billiard cue holder structure of the present invention primarily comprises a bottom base having rollers on a bottom of the billiard cue holder. A moveable bow-shaped handle, strap or puller is disposed on a side surface or top surface of the billiard cue holder such that the handle, strap or puller is pulled to facilitate the moving of the billiard cue holder by the rollers in an effort-saving manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a portable billiard cue holderstructure, more particularly, to a billiard cue holder having rollerssuch that the billiard cue holder is configured in a way that billiardcues are carried more conveniently, fast and comfortably.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

Billiards is not so violent as basketball or soccer. It is mostly playedindoors, thereby being free from weather effects. It requires goodobservation power and especially strategies and skills during striking.Therefore, it is specially suitable for young people or ladies. Asbilliards has become more popular nowadays, people become moreparticular about this sport, including the selection of more suitablebilliard cues for particular occasions, the need of another billiard cueat a different time, etc. As a result, billiards players mostly haveseveral billiard cues for drilling or competitions. In order to be ableto use suitable billiard cues for suitable time or occasions withoutextra efforts, it is common and necessary for the players to carryseveral billiard cues. As billiard cues are mostly designed to be twopieces to achieve a certain degree of straightness and portability, thebilliard cue holder that is designed to hold several billiard cuescannot be designed too narrow. Also, as billiard cues are to be designedat a particular size sophistically, billiard cue holders are mostlyshockproof. Therefore, billiard cue holders are not light in weight andtheir volume is not small. It is a major issue for the billiard cueholder to be effort-saving or easily moved or carried on one's back.

A conventional billiard cue holder is mostly configured as a rectangularbox or case structure made of rigid structures (such as wood or hardplastics) outside and soft shockproof materials inside. Together withseveral billiard cues inside, the billiard cue holder is not light inweight such that it is tiring for the middle-aged, aged or ladies tocarry it on the back. When the billiard cue holder becomes heavier bycarrying more billiard cues inside, it exceeds one's body strength ormay even hurt one's shoulder if it is carried improperly. Therefore, itis necessary to design an effort-saving, easily movable billiard cueholder.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To overcome the above drawbacks, it is the primary object of the presentinvention to provide a billiard cue holder, having rollers, which isprovided with a puller, handle or strap on different positions of theholder for pulling, carrying and dragging, such that the billiardsplayer can safely and easily move the billiard cue holder.

To achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with ahard moveable bow-shaped handle or a suitably long strap at a sidesurface of the billiard cue holder and provided with a hard bottom baseon a bottom of the billiard cue holder. A groove, provided inside thebottom base, is disposed between two wheel holes that are connected by abearing groove, thereby displaying an I-shaped structure. A plurality offixed protrusions is disposed on the bearing groove of the bottom baseand at least one pivotal piece is disposed on a non-groove portion on abottom of the bottom base. Two suitably sized rollers are connected byan axle that is exactly inserted into the bearing grove and the rollersat two ends are inserted into the wheel holes such that the rollers canbe extended into the bottom base. At least one suitably wide iron plateis sealed on a surface of the bearing groove. A fastener penetratesthrough the iron plate and is locked on the fixed protrusion such thatthe axle and the roller assembly can be pivotally provided on the bottombase and the billiard cue holder can become erect by means of the tworollers and the pivotal piece on the bottom base or the billiard cueholder can be moved by the rollers in a more effort-saving andconvenient manner.

To enable a further understanding of the objectives and thetechnological methods of the invention herein, the brief description ofthe drawings below is followed by the detailed description of thepreferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the bottom base of thepresent invention.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the bottom base of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the states when using the rollers inthe present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a side structural perspective of the present invention inan erect position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 & 3, the billiard cue holder 10 of the presentinvention comprises a pivotally connected cover 14, having a puller 11provided on a top of the cover 14. A hard moveable bow-shaped handle 12is provided on a side surface of the billiard cue holder 10 and asuitably long strap 13 is disposed on another side surface of thebilliard cue holder 10. A hard bottom base 20 is provided on a bottom ofthe billiard cue holder 10.

A groove 21, provided inside the bottom base 20, is disposed between twowheel holes 22 and 23 that are connected by a bearing groove 24, therebydisplaying an “I-shaped” structure. A plurality of fixed protrusions 25is disposed on the bearing groove 24 of the bottom base 20 and aplurality of pivotal pieces 26 is disposed on a portion that is notrelated to the groove 21 on a bottom of the bottom base 20.

Two suitably sized rollers 30 are connected by an axle 31 that isexactly inserted into the bearing grove 24 and the rollers 30 at twoends are inserted into the wheel holes 22 and 23 such that the rollers30 can be extended into the bottom base 20.

At least one suitably wide iron plate 40 is sealed on a surface of thebearing groove 24. A fastener 50 (e.g. screw) penetrates through theiron plate 40 and is locked on the fixed protrusion 25 such that theaxle 31 and the roller 30 assembly can be pivotally provided on thebottom base 20 and the billiard cue holder 10 can become erect by meansof the two rollers 30 and the pivotal piece 26 on the bottom base 20 (asshown in FIG. 5.)

Referring to FIG. 4, the puller 11 can be directly pulled such that thebilliard cue holder 10 is tilted and the rollers 30 are placed on theground and moved. Also, a slightly upper end of the strap 13 can bepulled forward. Moreover, the bow-shaped handle 12 as shown in FIG. 1can be pulled such that the billiard cue holder 10 becomes titled,thereby moving the rollers without extra efforts. When the rollers 30are moved to a fixed location as shown in FIG. 5, the rollers 30 and thepivotal piece 26 can be supported and become erect such that the cover14 is open and the required billiard cue is selected from the billiardcue holder 10. In addition, the conventional structure can be raised orcarried on one's back and moved by means of the puller 11, the strap 13or the bow-shaped handle 12 of the billiard cue holder 10. The advantageof the present invention is to enhance the movement of rollers 30,thereby moving the billiard cue holder 10 in a more convenient andeffort-saving and less tiring manner. Therefore, the present inventionis suitable for playing billiards.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiment described herein ismerely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a widevariety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled inthe art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asset forth in the following claims.

1. A portable billiard cue holder structure, comprising: a hard moveablebow-shaped handle or a suitably long strap provided on a side surface ofthe billiard cue holder and a hard bottom base provided on a bottom ofthe billiard cue holder; a groove, provided inside the bottom base anddisposed between two wheel holes that are connected by a bearing groove,thereby displaying an I-shaped structure; a plurality of fixedprotrusions disposed on the bearing groove of the bottom base and atleast one pivotal piece disposed on a non-groove portion on a bottom ofthe bottom base; two suitably sized rollers, connected by an axle thatis exactly inserted into the bearing grove and the rollers at two endsare inserted into the wheel holes such that the rollers can be extendedinto the bottom base; at least one suitably wide iron plate is sealed ona surface of the bearing groove; a fastener penetrates through the ironplate and is locked on the fixed protrusion such that the axle and theroller assembly can be pivotally provided on the bottom base and thebilliard cue holder can become erect by means of the two rollers and thepivotal piece on the bottom base or is moved by the rollers.
 2. Theportable billiard cue holder structure as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe billiard cue holder comprises a pivotally connected cover, having apuller provided on a top of the cover.